Thread: Why does shaving thicken hair?

That's a good point Quick. The conclusion that hair grows faster or thicker after shaving because of shaving is a logical fallacy called post hoc ergo propter hoc, which is latin for "after this, therefore because of this." Essentially what it means is that just because one event comes after another event, does not mean that there is a causal relationship between the two. For example, it is fallacious to assume that just because the glass broke after I took my shoes off, that my taking my shoes off caused the glass to break.

They can add a 6th subject to that research, I shaved one of my legs once just to find out if it was true. Turns out, it wasn't, I have just the same amount of hair on both legs to this day.

My great grandfather didn't have any hair on his chin at all, but shaved anyway because his friends did. By the time he was sixty he had stopped shaving and his face looked like a ball of fur with eyes in it. This is undeniable proof that shaving, if kept up for a prolonged time, changes a person into a werewolf. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

My great grandfather didn't have any hair on his chin at all, but shaved anyway because his friends did. By the time he was sixty he had stopped shaving and his face looked like a ball of fur with eyes in it. This is undeniable proof that shaving, if kept up for a prolonged time, changes a person into a werewolf. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

Regards,
Neil

That never would have happened if he used a razor made with "silver steel".

Silver Steel was the (wolf)bane of his life...